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Lavina Westover papers

1950-22-0

 Collection
Identifier: 1950-22-0

Scope and Contents

The bulk of these papers consists of notes about families in Litchfield, particularly the South Farms section. There is one notebook organized alphabetically by family and other loose papers arranged by life events, i.e. births, deaths, and marriages. Also included is Lavina Westover's journal of personal events, verse, weather and ice on Bantam Lake; verse and penmanship exercises by Lavina; and a few household records of David & Lavina Westover.

Dates

  • Other: Dummy Date

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

1.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Lavina Westover died in 1871 and so the custody of her papers is uncertain, although in the genealogy notebook in Folder 1, there is a note, dated May 11, 1874, to Mrs. Charles Cook [Lavina & Salmon Woodruff's daughter Anna Maria] from Mrs. R.M. Treat that indicates that Mrs. Cook was is possession of the notebook.

Source of Acquisition

Donor unknown.

Method of Acquisition

Found in collection in 1950.

Existence and Location of Originals

http://www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org

Related Materials

multi-part note content

Other Descriptive Information

This collection was processed with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).

Title
Lavina Westover papers
Author
Lee S. Cook
Date
02/06/2011
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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